Avian Demography Unit
Department of Statistical Sciences
University of Cape Town

BIRD NUMBERS

The newsletter of the Avian Demography Unit

Volume 8 No 2, December 1999

    © Avian Demography Unit 1999

BIRD NUMBERS is published by the AVIAN DEMOGRAPHY UNIT (ADU), Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa. It is distributed free of charge to ADU project participants.

The ADU is a research unit of the University of Cape Town and enjoys the partnership of BirdLife South Africa.

The mission of the Avian Demography Unit is to contribute to the improved understanding of bird populations, especially bird population dynamics, and thus make a contribution to their conservation. We achieve this through mass-participation projects, long-term monitoring, innovative statistical modelling and population-level interpretation of results. The emphasis is on the curation, analysis, publication and dissemination of data.

Editor: James A. Harrison
Technical editing and layout/DTP: Felicia Stoch
WEB editing: René Navarro

Contents

  1. Editorial
  2. WWF's Campaign 2000
  3. Wetlands, waterbirds and Madagascar
  4. The avifauna of Dassen Island
  5. Incubation attentiveness in Paradise Flycatchers
  6. Hosts of the Pintailed Whydah (Vidua macroura) in southern Africa
  7. Hamerkops as road-kill scavengers
  8. The status and breeding seasons of Avocets in southern Africa: an analysis of nest records
  9. Nest site selection and site fidelity in the Masked Weaver in an urban environment
  10. Feather-chasing 'play' behaviour of African Black Swifts
  11. Nest building in the Lesser Doublecollared Sunbird
  12. Nest site choice in the South African Cliff Swallow
  13. Pieter goes on holiday
  14. Publications by members of the adU July1999-November 1999
  15. Ringers' Training Workshop and Conference
  16. Birds in culture. The Landrail

Donors - in response to appeal in Bird Numbers 8(1)

H Alting, A Archer, B Balchin, D Davis, L Haines, D Hall, K Hattingh, S Kantor, M McCarthy, F McKay, P Morant, D Osborne, J Potgieter, A Ravno, G Smith, L Underhill, B van der Lecq, L van der Wel, J von Korff.

A total of R1024 was raised. We appreciate your support and confidence in the work of the Avian Demography Unit.

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Document posted 27-Jan-2000